. Two little savages : being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned. With over three hundred drawings . awfully unlucky to have it fizzle for the firsttime. Thats so, replied Yan, with the same sort ofsuperstitious dread. Say, Sam, if we could reallylight it with rubbing-sticks, wouldnt it be great? Hallo! The boys turned, and there was Caleb close tothem. He came over and nodded. Got yerteepee, I see? Not bad, but what did ye face herto the west fur? Fronting the creek, explained Yan. I forgot to tell ye, said Caleb, an Injun teepeealways fronts the east; first,
. Two little savages : being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned. With over three hundred drawings . awfully unlucky to have it fizzle for the firsttime. Thats so, replied Yan, with the same sort ofsuperstitious dread. Say, Sam, if we could reallylight it with rubbing-sticks, wouldnt it be great? Hallo! The boys turned, and there was Caleb close tothem. He came over and nodded. Got yerteepee, I see? Not bad, but what did ye face herto the west fur? Fronting the creek, explained Yan. I forgot to tell ye, said Caleb, an Injun teepeealways fronts the east; first, that gives the morningsun inside; next, the most wind is from the west, sothe smoke is bound to draw. And what if the wind is right due east? askedSam, which it surely will be when it rains? And when the winds east, continued Caleb,addressing no one in particular, and not as thoughin answer to a question, ye lap the flaps acrosseach other tight in front, so, and he crossed hishands over his chest. That leaves the east sidehigh and shuts out the rain; if it dont draw then,ye raise the bottom of the cover under the door just 169. V!i**-<?317ZE <ejis*. Two Little Savages a, little—that always fetches her. An when yoachange her round dont put her in under them,trees. Trees is dangerous; in a storm they drawlightning, an branches fall from them, an after rainthey keep on dripping for an hour. Ye need all thesun ye kin get on a teepee. Did you ever see Indians bring fire out of twosticks by rubbing, Mr. Clark? Oh, yes. Most of the Injuns now carry matches,but in the early days I seen it done often enough. Does it take long? Is it hard? Not so long, and its easy enough, when ye knowhow. My! Id rather bring fire out of two sticks thanhave a ten dollar bill, said Yan, with enthusiasmthat meant much, for one dollar was his high-watermark of affluence, and this he had reached but oncein his life. Oh, I dunno; that depends, was Sams moreguarded response. Can you do it? asked Yan.
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